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Nagaoka : Japan's forgotten capital /

This is the first work dealing comprehensively with the historical and physical aspects of the Nagaoka palace and capital, constructed in the eighth century at the order of Kanmu Tenno, but abruptly abandoned after only ten years.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Goethem, Ellen
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Series:Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 29.
Subjects:
Nagaokakyō (Extinct city)
Japan > History > Nara period, 710-794.
HISTORY.
Japan.
Japan > Nagaokakyō (Extinct city)
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
East Asia.
History & Archaeology.
HISTORY / Asia / General
710-794
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is the first work dealing comprehensively with the historical and physical aspects of the Nagaoka palace and capital, constructed in the eighth century at the order of Kanmu Tenno, but abruptly abandoned after only ten years.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 368 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-356) and index.
ISBN:9789047433255
9047433254
ISSN:0925-6512 ;